[mythtv-users] Re: Lirc Problems - could not open /dev/lirc

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 05:56:39PM -0700, nate s wrote:
> I had exactly this same problem with a leadtek winfast 2000, in fact I
> posted my solution to someone else just a couple weeks ago.  I had to
> create the device node myself, as UDEV doesn't support lirc yet.  (I
> don't know if FC2 is using UDEV or devfs, I'm on gentoo)

Neither in its default state, but FC3 will be using udev.

> -Nate
> 
> 
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:11:31 +0200, Axel Thimm <axel.thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 12:55:41AM -0500, Brian Donaldson wrote:
> > > I'm running Fedora Core 1 installed with ATrpms from Jarod's
> > > instructions (which are excellent by the way).  Kernel version is
> > > 2.4.22-1.2199.nptl_52.rhfc1.at.  I have one PVR-250 installed with the
> > > grey remote.  I think the version of lirc that I have installed is
> > > 0.7.0pre7.
> > >
> > > When I run "/sbin/service lircd start" it seems to start ok, but when
> > > I run irw it first just brings me back to the prompt.  Then if I run
> > > irw again it says "connect: Connection refused".  Here's the output of
> > > /var/log/messages:
> > >
> > >
> > > Oct  8 00:35:33 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-81-
> > > 0
> > > Oct  8 00:37:59 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[4371]: session opened for user mythtv b
> > > y (uid=500)
> > > Oct  8 00:38:12 localhost ntpd[3804]: kernel time discipline status change 41
> > > Oct  8 00:40:22 localhost ntpd[3804]: kernel time discipline status change 1
> > > Oct  8 00:42:13 localhost su(pam_unix)[4429]: session opened for user root by my
> > > thtv(uid=500)
> > > Oct  8 00:42:44 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre7[4482]: lircd(any) ready
> > > Oct  8 00:42:44 localhost lircd: lircd startup succeeded
> > > Oct  8 00:42:52 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre7[4482]: accepted new client on /dev/lir
> > > cd
> > > Oct  8 00:42:52 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre7[4482]: could not open /dev/lirc
> > > Oct  8 00:42:52 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre7[4482]: default_init(): No such device
> > > Oct  8 00:42:52 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre7[4482]: caught signal
> > >
> > > If there's any other useful information that I can post please let me
> > > know.  Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
> > 
> > /dev/lirc is part of kernel-module-lirc-`uname -r`. Didn't you install it?
> > 
> > rpm -qa kernel-module-lirc-\*
> > apt-get install kernel-module-lirc-`uname -r`
> >

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